英语词汇“delve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

delvedelve /dɛlv/ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.]

ETYMOLOGYdelve

Origin: Old English delfan to dig

VERB TABLE

delve

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	delve
	he, she, it	delves
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	delved
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have delved
	he, she, it	has delved
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had delved
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will delve
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have delved

Continuous Form
Present	I	am delving
	he, she, it	is delving
	you, we, they	are delving
Past	I, he, she, it	was delving
	you, we, they	were delving
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been delving
	he, she, it	has been delving
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been delving
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be delving
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been delving

COLLOCATIONS► delve deeper

I was determined to delve deeper into the matter.

1to try to find more information about someone or something: delve into Her book delves into the history of traditional Chinese food. I was determined to delve deeper into the matter.2to search for something by putting your hand deeply into a bag, container, etc.: delve into Laurie delved into her briefcase and pulled out a letter.